V8R X-Lite control arms: some assembly required
Are yours really old? Are you the original purchaser? He sent out updated components. The short bolt version was replaced with a long bolt version.
Last edited by sixshooter; Sep 8, 2018 at 02:36 PM.
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The cut size and dimension of this part in your pictures looks very different from the one I have. Yours has a lot more material outboard of the spherical bearing. The bearing is very snug in the one that I've got, too.
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This thread is meant to be a “missing manual” for people installing the arms.
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I think the different amount of material outboard of the bearing is due to the fact that your picture shows the snap ring side, while mine show the “shoulder” side. You are showing an area with a bigger ID, therefore the apparent “wall thickness” is lower.
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Why would they deaign an arm that doesn’t use the Miata ball joint? It has ample attachment points and has proven itself pretty robust. Plus it would prevent a situation like this from happening.
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